New St John Association CEO Jon Matthews, chair Xenula Allen, and commissioner Sgt Samuel Stevens are recently back from a regional meeting in Barbados; and, in the case of Matthews and Samuel an additional stint to accommodate their participation in the Caribbean First Aid Program Refresher Course.

“If all goes according to plan,” the island’s first ever hospice “will be up and running by the end of the year.”

There’s nothing like a good challenge that in the end turns out to be an exhilarating experience; the Medical Benefit Scheme’s Resolutions run-walk was that.